@sonhouse saidI think Bing is a website, so maybe it's just a matter of changing the URL for your brower's home page in its settings.
Win 10, bing comes in unbidden and I have to futz with it to get to Chrome or whatever.
I looked looked up the methods and so far no good.
The only one left is the one talking about getting rid of it in registryedit.
Haven't done that yet.
But all the instructions I did see didn't pan out, I can't find Bing anywhere in my system, in add or remove programs and the like, nothing.
15 Jan 22
@sonhouse saidJust change your internet browser choice settings!
Win 10, bing comes in unbidden and I have to futz with it to get to Chrome or whatever.
I looked looked up the methods and so far no good.
The only one left is the one talking about getting rid of it in registryedit.
Haven't done that yet.
But all the instructions I did see didn't pan out, I can't find Bing anywhere in my system, in add or remove programs and the like, nothing.
15 Jan 22
@kevin-eleven saidBing is the name of The browser.
I think Bing is a website, so maybe it's just a matter of changing the URL for your brower's home page in its settings.
-VR
@very-rusty saidI'm pretty sure Bing is a search engine and website, but not a browser per se.
Bing is the name of The browser.
-VR
@kevin-eleven saidK-11 appears you're correct.
I'm pretty sure Bing is a search engine and website, but not a browser per se.
Microsoft Bing is a web search engine owned and operated by Microsoft. The service has its origins in Microsoft's previous search engines: MSN Search, Windows Live Search and later Live Search. Bing provides a variety of search services, including web, video, image and map search products. Wikipedia
-VR
@very-rusty saidYes, I am absolutely correct about that.
K-11 appears you're correct.
Microsoft Bing is a web search engine owned and operated by Microsoft. The service has its origins in Microsoft's previous search engines: MSN Search, Windows Live Search and later Live Search. Bing provides a variety of search services, including web, video, image and map search products. Wikipedia
-VR
When I wrote "I'm pretty sure" I was just downplaying how correct I was. 😉
15 Jan 22
@kevin-eleven saidNo, I am pretty sure you were second guessing yourself! 😛 😉
Yes, I am absolutely correct about that.
When I wrote "I'm pretty sure" I was just downplaying how correct I was. 😉
-VR
16 Jan 22
@kevin-eleven saidThank you kevin.
In Edge browser:
Three dots menu (upper right corner)
Settings
Type "search engine" in the search box at upper right.
Of the results returned, click on "Address bar and search".
"Search engine used in the address bar" has a dropdown menu to the right.
"Manage search engines" will let you add one that is not already listed in that dropdown menu.
everything went as you explained except when I opened a new tab, it still used bing.
I went back in to see if the DDG was retained. It was, so some kind of success is there.
thanks again
16 Jan 22
@sonhouse said6 year olds know how to change their internet browser default.
@Ghost-of-a-Duke
I should have known it would not have been taken seriously.